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Thunder Strike

{1}{R}

Instant

M11Magic 2011#157common
Foil

Lightning reflexes, thunderous might.

Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 896
Illustrator
Wayne Reynolds
Found in
2011 Core Set MTGO Redemption Foil · 2011 Core Set MTGO Redemption · 2 more
Printings3
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
PreDHLegal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Target creature gets +2/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn. (It deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)

Plays as: Combat Trick

Market · per finishspark updated 6h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.09
$0.01 low$0.00 gap
Foil+0.0%
$0.25
$0.09 low$0.01 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.02· across 3 printings

Rulings

2 · latest Aug 15, 2010 · one tap opens all
  • WotCAug 15, 2010

    If a creature doesn’t have first strike, granting it first strike after combat damage has been dealt in the first-strike combat damage step won’t prevent it from dealing combat damage. It will still assign and deal its combat damage in the second combat damage step.

  • WotCAug 15, 2010

    Thunder Strike can target any creature, even one that already has first strike or double strike. (If it affects such a creature, it will, in effect, just give it +2/+0.)

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